Like people, bacteria get invaded by viruses. In bacteria, the viral invaders are called bacteriophages, derived from the ...

Only recently has the ribosome—one of the oldest molecular machines in evolutionary terms—been recognized as an active ...

Kei Sato was looking for his next big challenge five years ago when it smacked him — and the world — in the face. The ...

New research shows how a specially trained population of immune cells keeps the peace by preventing other immune cells from attacking their own. The study provides a better understanding of immune ...

Mount Sinai researchers have developed a method to uncover the hidden immune cells that harbor the human immunodeficiency ...

Now, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists say they have shed new light on how bacteria protect themselves from certain phage ...

Natural killer cell deficiency should be considered in patients susceptible to herpes virus or papillomavirus with persistently decreased NK cell function.

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New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in ...

The Zika virus builds tiny tunnels, called tunneling nanotubes, to stealthily transport material needed to infect nearby ...

Measles is unlike other childhood viruses. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia. About 1 in 1,000 patients develops ...